Grand Canyon Sunset Shawl
There's no experience quite like that feeling of humbleness while watching the orange sun dip down behind the sprawling Grand Canyon. Recreate that seemingly inimitable beauty with this Grand Canyon Sunset Shawl. This easy knit shawl pattern yields a breezy spring or summer shawl that looks lovely on any lady. The way the deep crimson-brown fades into a dazzling bright yellow is both hypnotizing and graceful. We can't always be in Arizona looking upon the greatest natural wonder in the United States, so we're just going to have to pretend.
Knitting Needle Size4 or 3.5 mm
Yarn Weight(2) Fine (23-26 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge25 sts and 40 rows = 4” [10 cm] in garter st.
Finished SizeApprox 61” [155 cm] wide x 12” [30.5 cm] deep.
Materials List
- Patons® Lace™ Bonfire (33550) - 1 ball
- Size U.S. 4 (3.5 mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Cable needle.
- 1 stitch marker.
Instructions
Cast on 5 sts. (See Chart 1 and key).
1st row: (RS). K2. Kfb. Knit to end of row.
2nd row: Purl to last 2 sts. K2.
3rd to 10th rows: Rep 1st and 2nd rows 4 times more.
11th row: K2. Kfb. K1. C6B.
12th row: Purl to last 2 sts. K2.
13th row: K2. Kfb. Knit to end of row.
14th row: Purl to last 2 sts. K2.
15th to 18th rows: Rep 13th and 14th rows twice more.
19th row: K2. Kfb. K1. C10B.
20th row: Purl to last 2 sts. K2.
21st row: K2. Kfb. Knit to end of row.
22nd row: Purl to last 2 sts. K2.
23rd and 24th rows: Rep 21st and 22nd rows once more.
25th row: K2. Kfb. yo. K2tog. Knit to end of row.
26th row: P14. K1. P1. K2.
27th row: K2. Kfb. P1. yo. K2tog. C12B.
28th row: P14. K2. P1. K2.
29th row: K2. Kfb. P2. yo. K2tog. K12.
30th row: P14. K3. P1. K2.
31st row: K2. Kfb. P3. yo. K2tog. K12.
32nd row: P14. K3. P2. K2.
33rd row: K2. Kfb. K1. P3. yo. K2tog. K12.
34th row: P14. K3. P3. K2.
35th row: K2. Kfb. PM. ssk. yo. P1. MB. P1. yo. K2tog. C12B.
36th and following alt rows: P14. K3. P2. Knit to end of row.
37th row: Knit to marker. ssk. yo. P3. yo. K2tog. K12.
39th row: Knit to 1 st before marker. Kfb. ssk. yo. P3. yo. K2tog. K12.
41st row: Knit to marker. ssk. yo. P3. yo. K2tog. K12.
43rd row: Knit to 1 st before marker. Kfb. ssk. yo. P1. MB. P1. yo. K2tog. C12B.
45th row: Knit to marker. ssk. yo. P3. yo. K2tog. K12.
47th row: Knit to 1 st before marker. Kfb. ssk. yo. P3. yo. K2tog. K12.
49th row: Knit to marker. ssk. yo. P3. yo. K2tog. K12.
50th row: P14. K3. P2. Knit to end of row. 26 sts.
Rep 43rd to 50th rows to 82 sts on needle, ending on a 50th row.
Cont straight as follows:
1st row: (RS). Knit to marker. ssk. yo. P1. MB. P1. yo. K2tog. C12B.
2nd and alt rows: P14. K3. P2. Knit to end of row.
3rd, 5th and 7th rows: Knit to marker. ssk. yo. P3. yo. K2tog. K12
8th row: P14. K3. P2. Knit to end of row.
Rep last 8 rows until work from beg measures approx 34½” [87.5 cm], ending on an 8th row.
Dec as follows:
1st row: (RS). Knit to 2 sts before marker. (ssk) twice. yo. P1. MB. P1. yo. K2tog. C12B.
2nd and alt rows: P14. K3. P2. Knit to end of row.
3rd row: Knit to marker. ssk. yo. P3. yo. K2tog. K12.
5th row: Knit to 2 sts before marker. (ssk) twice. yo. P3. yo. K2tog. K12.
7th row: Knit to marker. ssk. yo. P3. yo. K2tog. K12.
8th row: P14. K3. P2. Knit to end of row.
Rep last 8 rows until there are 24 sts on needle, ending on a 6th row.
(See Chart 2).
1st row: Knit to 2 sts before marker. (Ssk) twice. yo. P3. yo. K2tog. K12.
2nd row: P14. K3. P2. Knit to end of row.
3rd row: Knit to 2 sts before marker. (Ssk) twice. yo. P1. MB. P1. yo. K2tog. C12B.
4th row: P14. K3. P2. K3.
5th row: K2. Remove marker. Ssk. K1. P3. yo. K2tog. Knit to end of row.
6th row: P14. K3. P2. K2.
7th row: K2. Ssk. P3. Yo. K2tog. Knit to end of row.
8th row: P14. K3. P1. K2.
9th row: K2. Ssk. P2. Yo. K2tog. Knit to end of row.
10th row: P14. K2. P1. K2.
11th row: K2. Ssk. P1. yo. K2tog. C12B.
12th row: P14. K1. P1. K2.
13th, 15th and 17th rows: K2. ssk. Knit to end of row.
14th and following alt rows: Purl to last 2 sts. K2.
19th row: K2. Ssk. K1. C10B.
21st, 23rd, and 25th rows: K2. Ssk. Knit to end of row.
27th row: K2. Ssk. K1. C6B.
29th, 31st , 33rd, 35th and 37th rows: K2. Ssk. Knit to end of row.
Cast off rem 5 sts.
Abbreviations
- C6B
- Slip next 3 stitches onto cable nedle and leave at back of work. K3, then K3 from cable needle
- C10B
- Slip next 5 stitches onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K5, then K5 from cable needle
- C12B
- Slip next 6 stitches onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K6, then K6 from cable needle
- Kfb
- Increase 1 stitch by knitting into front and back of next stitch
- K2tog
- Knit 2 stitches together
- MB
- Make bobble: (K1. P1. K1) all in next stitch. Turn. P3. Turn. K3. Turn. P3. Turn. K3tog.
- PM
- Place marker
- Ssk
- Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together
- Yo
- Yarn over